Cholera Outbreak Threatens Northwest Syria
Washington, D.C., September 30th, 2022 – On September 19th, health authorities confirmed the first cholera case in northwest (NW) Syria...
Press Release
September 30, 2022
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Reports
September 13, 2022
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A Heavy Price to Pay (Turkish Version: ÖDENEN AĞIR BEDEL)
The Turkish version of our Report: A Heavy Price to Pay: Attacks on Healthcare Systems in Syria 2015-2021.
Blog
August 18, 2022
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SAMS Scholarship Program 2022-2023 Application
Dear Residency Applicants, On behalf of the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS), we would like to announce that we are accepting applicants for SAMS scholarship program for this year. SAMS scholarship program offers monetary loans to selected applicants in order to assist them in taking care of their financial needs. Awardees are expected to...
Reports
August 4, 2022
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LESSONS FROM INTERNATIONAL COURTS FOR DOCUMENTERS OF ATTACKS ON MEDICAL FACILITIES IN SYRIA
The law of armed conflict, or international humanitarian law (“IHL”), has long protected medical personnel and facilities.2 The first article of the 1864 Geneva Convention protected the neutrality of ambulances and hospitals.3 The 1907 Hague Convention directs that “in sieges and bombardments all necessary steps must be taken to spare,...
Press Release
July 12, 2022
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UN Security Council voted to reauthorize the Syria cross-border aid mechanism for six months
July 12, 2022 Washington, D.C.- Today, the UN Security Council voted to reauthorize the Syria cross-border aid mechanism to northwest Syria through the Bab al-Hawa border-crossing for six months. While we welcome this re-authorization, the current arrangement of renegotiating vital aid every six months represents an impossible situation for aid...
Reports
May 16, 2022
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A Heavy Price to Pay: Attacks on Healthcare Systems in Syria 2015-2021
Since the start of the conflict in Syria, the world has witnessed the distressing reality of how perpetrators of violence have systematically targeted healthcare systems in Syria, now well-documented and substantial reality of the conflict. Alongside immediate destruction that this causes on people and health care systems, this also means...
Press Release
April 5, 2022
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5 year anniversary of the chemical attack on Khan Sheikhoun – Joint Press Statement
Gaziantep, Turkey Apr 4, 2022 Five years ago, more than 650 Syrians experienced one of the largest and deadliest chemical attacks in Syria. The chemical attack on Khan Sheikhoun in southern Idlib killed at least 90 people, and the images of civilians gasping for air as they struggled to survive...
Press Release
March 9, 2022
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SAMS Statement on Ukraine
In light of the recent outbreak of conflict in Ukraine, the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) stands in solidarity with the civilians whose lives have been so profoundly impacted by the onset of this conflict. We affirm that civilians have the right to live peaceful lives with access to necessary...
Blog
March 8, 2022
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Perserverance, Bravery, and Determination, the Stories of Women and SAMS
On International Women’s Day, we’d like to join everyone in honoring and celebrating women around the world. We’ve been committed to empowering women, raising awareness, and combatting gender based violence (GBV) and discrimination in any form. Through our scholarship programs, partnerships with local and international universities, and awareness campaigns to...
Blog
February 4, 2022
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SAMS and Closing the Gap in Cancer Care
Over the course of the last decade there have been huge strides in cancer care, with improvements in early detection and diagnosis, treatment, and recovery rate. Despite these improvements and all the progress globally , underserved communities especially those in zones prone to conflict such as Syria struggle to see...
Blog
December 8, 2021
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Violence has Many Faces: GBV in the Syrian Conflict
Content Warning: Please be advised that this blog post discusses gender-based violence. While graphic details are omitted, mentions of sexual violence and other forms of gender-based violence may be triggering for some readers. What is GBV? GBV stands for gender-based violence, a term that encompasses all acts of violence aimed...
Reports
November 1, 2021
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Oxygen Availability for Covid-19 Management in North West Syria
Under-resourced settings have faced inequitable access to essential medicines, vaccines, and resources during the COVID-19 pandemic, including medical oxygen. In countries affected by protracted conflict, where health systems are already strained and resources depleted, the impact of such shortages are magnified. One such context is northwest Syria where, in an...
